Cuff-protector.



H. D. NEWMAN. CUFF PROTECTOR- APPLICATION FILED AUG-2, I916.

Patented Sept. 11,1917;

ado-Lucy s i, barren e a arri e PAEW' a HARRY n. NEWMAN, or ivmlmseomv, NEW JERSEY.

curr raornea'oni Application fildAug ust 2,1916. Serial No. 112,784.

To all whom it may concern: r

Be it known that I, HARRr D. Newman a citizen of the United States, residingat Manasquan, in the county of Monmouth, State of New J ersey,'have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuff-Pro tectors; and I do hereby declare the follow ing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it. appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to cuff protectors designed to be applied to and cover a shirt cuff whereby toeffectively prevent soiling of the same. An object of the present invention resides in the provision of a cuff protector of simple and novel construction which may be conveniently attached to or detached from a shirt cuff.

A further object of the invention is to provide an article of this character which shall embody a pocket arrangedto removably receive the outer edges of a shirt cuff and which shall further consist of novel means for holding the protector snugly applied to the cuff.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a cuff protector which may if desired be also employed as a supplemental cuff should the attached cuff of the shirt be soiled, frayed or otherwise unpresentable.

With the above and other objects of similar nature in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrange ment of parts set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the protector applied to a shirt cufi,

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 33 of Fig 1, and,

Fig. 41 is a perspective view of the protector detached.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanyin drawing, my improved cuff protector is esignated generally at A and may be manufactured from material of any desired nature such as linen, silk, madras, or other fabric. The protector may furthermore be manufactured of the same material as the shirt to which it is applied and will therefore serve not only as a protector but as a supplemental cuff should the cuff of the shirt itself become soiled, frayed or otherwise unserviceable. I

The protector may consist of one or more plies of material patterned to fit the cuff of a shirt, and if more than one ply is employed they are suitably stitched together as indicated at 5 along their marginal edges.

Specifically the protector as a finished product comprises a substantially rectangular strip (3 longitudinally folded as indicated at 7 to provide an inner fold 9 and an outer fold 8, said inner fold being shorter than the outer fold and having its end edges stitched as at 10 or otherwise suitably joined to the corresponding edges of the outer fold whereby to provide an inwardly opening pocket 11 adapted to removably receive and incase the free edge portion of a shirt cuff B as illustrated.

Provided in each end portion of the outer fold 8 adjacent to but outwardly of the longitudinal free edge portion of the inner fold is a button hole 12, which holes are adapted to register with each other and with the button holes 13 in the attached cuff B of the shirt whereby link buttons 14L or other conventional fasteners may be passed therethrough, the protector being in this manner positively secured to the cufi B against accidental detachment.

There is further carried by one end of the outer fold 8 a tab 15 provided with a button hole 16, said tab being adapted to be folded to overlap the opposite end of the protector when in applied position, while its button hole 16 is arranged to register with the button holes 12 in the outer flap whereby to receive therethrough the adjacent member of the link buttons 14.

The tab 15 will in this manner serve to hold the end portions of the folds snugly applied to the cuff B, rolling or curling of the edges of the flap to expose the surface of the cuff B being accordingly prevented. The tab 15 furthermore provides a means by which the, protector may be drawn tightly about the cuff and, when engaged with its button hole over the cuff link, will retain the protector snugly in place and insure it against unsightly wrinkling.

It is understood that the device as a general rule is employed merely as a protector for the attached cuffs of a shirt and that when it has served its purpose it may be conveniently detached and carried, in the pocket 7 drawn snugly about "acuff; said tab being for future use if desired. folda'blei to overlap the other end "of the What I claim is: V protector and. having an opening therein to Acufi protector comprisingconnectedinner greceiveacuflilink andmaintain the protec- 15 5' and outer folds, the end edges of said folds tor snugly in position. I V V V being oined together to provide an inwardly I In testimony whereof, I afiix m signature opening cuff receiving pocket, said outer in the presence of twowitnesses. fold having cufi link receiving openings ad- HARRY D. NEWMAN, U jacent its ends registrable with the button Witnesses: I 10 holes of a cuff, and a tab carried 'by'one end -B.'A. HAGERMAN," ofthe protector and by which the latter is O. N. BENNIT.

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